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Weed survey in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) fields in the Pandamatenga plains of northeastern Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: A.E. Abdullahi --- Department of Agricultural Research, BotswanaSunflower and cotton fields in the Pandamatenga plains of northeastern Botswana were surveyed in 1998 and 1999 for weed infestations. Twenty-seven and 24 species were identified from the fields in 1998 and 1999, respectively. Nineteen and 17 species were found... -
Spatial distribution of selected chemical properties of soils situated close to an abandoned manganese mine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G. E. Ekosse --- , South Africa P.S. Fouche --- , South AfricaThis study aimed at understanding the spatial distribution of the base saturation percentage (PSB), cation exchange capacity (CEC), pH(water) and electrical conductivity (EC) in soils situated close to the abandoned Kgwakgwe Mn oxide ore mine, Botswana. Four hundred soil samples... -
MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH OF INTERNATIONALLY SHARED WATERCOURSES IN SOUTIIERN AFRICA—NAMIBIAN EXPERIENCE WITH THE OKAVANGO RIVER AND RIVERS OF THE EASTERN CAPRIVI
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: E. D. Taylor --- , England S. Bethune --- , NamibiaAlthough the emphasis of the recent National Rivers Research Initiative (now the Research Programme for the Management of Rivers) in South Africa was on river research in that country, the reality is that in southern Africa many watercourses are shared... -
Reforming communal rangeland policy in southern Africa: challenges, dilemmas and opportunities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Martin Adams --- , UKIn the savanna rangelands of southern Africa, the debate about land reform tends to be about the redistribution of formerly freehold ranches and fencing-off the rangeland commons into ranches for better-off African farmers. The position of those who favour privatisation... -
Play Therapy as an Intervention Against Sexual Violence in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Munita Dunn --- University of South Africa, Morekwe Selemogwe --- University of Botswana,The study explored the experience of social workers (n=9, consisting of females only, age range 25 to 40) and lay counsellors (n=9, consisting of 2 males and 7 females, age range 20 to 30) in Botswana. Participants had brief training... -
Cultural Adjustment of International Students at an African University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tapologo Maundeni --- University of Botswana, Tumani Malinga --- University of Botswana, Diana Kgwatalala --- University of Botswana, Ibirige Kasule --- University of Botswana,The study explored the cultural adjustment needs of international students enrolled with an African university. Participants were 33 students (males = 13, females = 20). They took part in-depth individual interviews and focus group discussions on pertinent adjustment needs. Data... -
Bridging the Gap in Psychological Service Delivery for a Developing Country: Teaching the Bachelor of Psychology Degree in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilse E. Plattner --- University of Botswana, Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,This paper presents a Bachelor of Psychology (B.Psych.) programme as offered in Botswana since 2004. The B.Psych. programme is a relatively new approach and aims to bridge the gap between the country's need for psychological services and its lack of... -
Prevalence of Dating Violence and Socioeconomic Status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,The study examined the prevalence of dating violence and its association with family-of-origin socioeconomic status among a sample of 253 undergraduate students (135 women and 118 men). Participants ranged in age from 18 to 25 years old, were unmarried, were... -
Intimate Partner Violence and Poverty in the Context of Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tirelo Modie-Moroka --- University of Botswana,The study aimed at exploring pathways of intimate partner violence and poverty. The sample consisted of 30 women (aged 18 to 54 years) who had experienced intimate partner violence. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and analysed thematically. The... -
Exploring the Factor Structure of the Proactive Coping Inventory: A Southern African Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michelle Renard --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Robin John Snelgar --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study explored the factor structure of the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) to determine whether its six-factor structure holds within the Southern African context. Data on proactive coping were collected from students attending three universities, one each in Botswana (n=88,... -
It's never as easy as ABC: Understandings of AIDS in Botswana1
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Suzette Heald --- , United KingdomThis paper argues for the importance of examining the way the messages of Government AIDS educational campaigns in Africa are interpreted at the local level. One of the striking features of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana is that it is... -
How disclosure and antiretroviral therapy help HIV-infected adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa cope with stigma
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vivian Midtbø --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Violeth Shirima --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Morten Skovdal --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Norway Marguerite Daniel --- Department of Health Promotion and Development, NorwayHIV-related stigma has a major impact on the health and psychosocial wellbeing of HIV-infected children and youths. While there is some debate about the extent to which improved access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) contributes to a reduction in HIV stigma,... -
Patient satisfaction with the quality of care in a primary health care setting in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AR Bamidele --- Extension II Clinics, Botswana ME Hoque --- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, South Africa H Van der Heever --- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Primary health care involves a sustained partnership between patients and providers that addresses the majority of a population's health needs over time. Patients' perception of satisfaction is an aspect of healthcare quality that is being increasingly recognised for its... -
Gender discrepancies in the HIV/AIDS Community Home-Based Care Programme in Kanye, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SM Kang'ethe --- Social Work Department, RSAThe aim and objective of this paper is to discuss the gender discrepancies associated with caregiving based on empirical findings from the Kanye HIV/AIDS Community Home-Based Care (CHBC) Programme. The research study was explorative and descriptive in nature and qualitative... -
Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AM Sheikh --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana P Patel --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana L Scherzer --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana CP Neumann --- Baylor College of Medicine, United States of America G Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana MA Tolle --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, BotswanaIn recent years, southern Africa has experienced a widespread measles outbreak. Given the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region, the particular features of measles in HIV-infected individuals are of interest to clinicians, especially as regards children, as... -
Suicide ideation and depression in university students in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Iram Korb --- Department of Psychology, Botswana Ilse Elisabeth Plattner --- Department of Psychology, BotswanaThe study aimed at exploring suicide ideation and its relationship to depression in university students in Botswana. Data were collected from 122 undergraduate students (68.9% females, 31.1% males) with a mean age of 20.02 years. Depressive symptoms were measured with... -
The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Vincent Setlhare --- Department of Family Medicine, Botswana Anne Wright --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Ian Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: This study was carried out in Bontleng, Extension 14 and Old Naledi, which are low-income residential areas of Gaborone, Botswana. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency... -
Lion predation on elephants in the Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: R. John Power --- Carnivore Conservation Group, Endangered Wildlife Trust, De Beers Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, South Africa R. X. Shem Compion --- Carnivore Conservation Group, Endangered Wildlife Trust, De Beers Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, South AfricaLions rarely prey on elephants. Botswana‘s Savuti lions, however, switch to preying on elephants during the late dry season (August–November), and the frequency of this has increased in the last two decades (1985–2005). An opportunity to document this phenomenon was... -
Management Theory, Research and Practice for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Commentary from a Practitioner's Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Vincent Bagire --- Department of Business Administration, Uganda Juliana Namada --- School of Business, KenyaIn this article we give a synthesis of the argument that inadequate management theory and practice have contributed to Africa's lack of sustainable development. The article is based on a keynote address by the Governor of the Bank of Botswana,... -
A survey of risk factors associated with hypertension in the adult population of Kang, Kgalagadi North, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Tshitenge --- Department of Family Medicine, Botswana LH Mabuza --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: Sustainable and aggressive population-based programmes on hypertension awareness, prevention, treatment and control are key to the successful control of this epidemic. The objective of the study was to determine to what extent hypertension and risk factors for its development... -
An ‘historic victory’ for the Basarwa in Botswana?: Reading the evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Emile Boonzaier --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology,In late 2006 ‘the Basarwa’ won a landmark case against the Botswana government, returning their rights to continue living in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (from which they had been ‘forcibly’ removed). The case attracted massive media attention, both in... -
Small farmers’ adoption behaviour: Uptake of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sekondeko R. Noga --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Oluwatoyin D. Kolawole --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Olekae Thakadu --- Okavango Research Institute, Botswana Gaseitsiwe Masunga --- Okavango Research Institute, BotswanaThis paper invokes the adoption-diffusion model to examine two introduced elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations (ECDIs), and the factors influencing their adoption by small farmers in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Two communities (Gudigwa and Eretsha) were purposefully selected as case studies... -
Glycaemic index of selected staple carbohydrate-rich foods commonly consumed in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: So Mahgoub --- Kaplan University, M Sabone --- School of Nursing, J Jackson --- Centre for Scientific Research,Objectives: Data on the glycaemic index (GI) of foods commonly consumed in Botswana are lacking. The present study aimed to evaluate the GI of some of the staple carbohydrate-rich foods eaten in Botswana. -
HIV-related knowledge and practices: a cross-sectional study among adults aged 50 years and above in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Njoku Ola Ama --- Department of Statistics, Botswana Sheila Shaibu --- School of Nursing, Botswana Jacqueline Denise Burnette --- School of Social Work, USABackground: Older adults in Botswana have been shown to be sexually active and engage in risky sexual activities that make them vulnerable to HIV infection. In order to implement meaningful interventions to address older adults’ HIV and AIDS concerns it... -
“Slow marriage,” “fast bogadi”: change and continuity in marriage in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Jacqueline Solway --- Department of International Development Studies and Department of Anthropology, CanadaClassic work on Tswana marriage emphasises that it is a process of becoming, involving a series of rituals and prestations characterised by a long period of socially productive ambiguity in which the status of the union, the spouses, their children... -
The tent versus lobola: marriage, monetary intimacies and the new face of responsibility in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rijk van Dijk --- African Studies Centre Leiden, The NetherlandsWhile it has become common knowledge that in many parts of Africa — including Botswana — weddings and marital arrangements in general have increasingly become subject to consumerist desires of style and glamour, much less is known about how such... -
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus — hepatitis B virus co-infection amongst adult patients in Mahalapye, Ngami, Serowe, Botswana: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Azhani Mandiwana --- Botswana Defence Force, Botswana Stephane Tshitenge --- Family Medicine and Public Health, BotswanaBackground: About 37 million people are living with human-immunodeficiency-virus (HIV) worldwide, with 2.6 million co-infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV infection causes 650 000 deaths annually worldwide. Botswana has a high prevalence of HIV and a growing population... -
Traces and tracks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Paul Weinberg --- Centre for African Studies, South AfricaIn this photo essay, well-known photographer Paul Weinberg traces three decades of work on the San in Southern Africa. It is a body of work that has long grappled with the divergence between mythologised versions of the San and the... -
A reflection on Paul Weinberg’s book “Traces and tracks”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kharnita Mohamed --- Department of Social Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaIn this essay, Kharnita Mohamed responds to the book from which Paul Weinberg’s photo essay stems. -
An appraisal of the coloniality of the proposed rural property tax in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Goemeone E.J. Mogomotsi --- Department of Legal Services, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Botswana Patricia Kefilwe Mogomotsi --- Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana, BotswanaThe government of Botswana has recently announced the introduction of property rates in order to generate revenue to address rural-urban migrations. The revenue base is intended for local authorities to generate employment in their areas of administration. This article probes... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of healthcare providers regarding contraceptive use in adolescence in Mahalapye, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ST Tshitenge --- Family Medicine and PH, Botswana K Nlisi --- Botswana Ministry of Health and Welfare, Botswana V Setlhare --- Family Medicine and PH, Botswana R Ogundipe --- Family Medicine and PH, BotswanaIntroduction: Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health problem, for which healthcare providers (HCPs) play a critical role to prevent unintended pregnancy. This study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of HCPs towards the use of contraceptives in adolescents. -
Home-range size and movement patterns of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Richard P Reading --- Raptors Botswana, Botswana James Bradley --- Raptors Botswana, Botswana Peter Hancock --- Raptors Botswana, Botswana Rebecca Garbett --- Raptors Botswana, Botswana Moses Selebatso --- Raptors Botswana, Botswana Glyn Maude --- Raptors Botswana, BotswanaHooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus populations have declined dramatically in recent years, but we know little about their ecology. We radio-tagged four vultures in northern Botswana to gather data on animal movement and home-range patterns. Hooded Vultures were primarily sedentary at... -
HIV prevalence and related behaviours of older people in Botswana — secondary analysis of the Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS) IV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kabo Matlho --- School of Public Health, Australia Madeleine Randell --- School of Public Health, Australia Refelwetswe Lebelonyane --- Ministry of Health, Botswana Joseph Kefas --- National AIDS Coordinating Agency, Botswana Tim Driscoll --- School of Public Health, Australia Joel Negin --- School of Public Health, AustraliaThe focus of HIV interventions in Botswana, a country with the second highest prevalence of HIV in the world, remains targeted at those aged 15–49 years despite a growing cohort of older people living with the disease — driven largely... -
Parents and guardians: Their perceptions of psychometric test uses with learners in an emerging country’s school system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayi Ntinda --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, EswatiniThis study utilised participatory action research methods to explore Botswana parents and guardians’ (n = 162) perceptions of psychometric tests for use with school learners. The participants completed a Parent/Guardian Psychometric Survey. Wilcoxon Rank Sums Test analysis indicated the parents... -
A case of inheritance: from citizens’ forum to magisterial justice in Botswana’s customary courts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Pnina Werbner --- , United Kingdom Richard Werbner --- , United KingdomBotswana’s customary courts were known in the past for their procedural openness to debate. The presiding judge allowed members of the court, usually in ascending order of seniority, to express their views on the case, before finally reaching a judgement... -
How do HIV/AIDS policies address access to HIV services among men who have sex with men in Botswana?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kgosiekae Maxwell Matlapeng --- , South Africa Gbotemi Bukola Babatunde --- , South Africa Olagoke Akintola --- , South AfricaThe study assessed Botswana government policies related to HIV/AIDS and international policy documents that were adopted to address the HIV epidemic. Studies have indicated that HIV surveillance among men who have sex with men (MSM) is poor and that they... -
Travellers’ top comments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Delly M. Chatibura --- , BotswanaThis article is an appraisal of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana. The article outlines literature in the context of impacts and reactions to the pandemic. The rest of the article builds upon the comments retrieved from TripAdvisor as the... -
Vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with diabetes at a specialised diabetes clinic, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: L Kwape --- , Botswana C Ocampo --- , Botswana A Oyekunle --- , Botswana JC Mwita --- , Botswana -
Gendered group conflict effects on prosecutors’ psychological well-being: A brief study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petro Erasmus --- , South Africa Refilwe G. Pila-Nemutandani --- , South Africa Abimbola A. Akanni --- , Nigeria Wandile F. Tsabedze --- , South AfricaWe explored gendered group conflict effects on forms of occupational stress and psychological well-being of prosecutors in Botswana. A convenience sample of 92 prosecutors (female = 52%; married = 35.9%; mean years of service = 6.38 years, SD = 3.84... -
Alcohol abuse, gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS in Botswana: establishing the link based on empirical evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Odireleng Phorano --- Department of Social Work, University of Botswana, Keitseope Nthomang --- Department of Social Work, University of Botswana, Dolly Ntseane --- Department of Social Work, University of Botswana,The existence of gender-based violence has been a source of concern within the public and private sectors as well as civil society organisations in Botswana. The present study investigated the link between alcohol abuse, gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS. Further, it... -
Perceptions of door-to-door HIV counselling and testing in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Karen Kroeger --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Allan W Taylor --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Heather M Marlow --- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Douglas T Fleming --- Bristol-Myers Squib Company, USA Vanessa Beyleveld --- Premiere Personnel, Botswana Mary Grace Alwano --- CTS Global Inc., Mabel Tebogo Kejelepula --- Ministry of Health, Botswana Kentsenao Busang Chilume --- Botswana National AIDS Coordination Agency, Botswana Dawn K Smith --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Thierry Roels --- CDC's Division of Global HIV/Aids Programme, Peter Kilmarx --- US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ZimbabwePrevalence of HIV infection in Botswana is among the highest in the world, at 23.9% of 15 – 49-year-olds. Most HIV testing is conducted in voluntary counselling and testing centres or medical settings. Improved access to testing is urgently needed... -
Awareness and practices of contraceptive use among university students in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: M.E. Hoque --- , South Africa T. Ntsipe --- , South Africa M. Mokgatle-Nthabu --- , South AfricaIn Botswana, unplanned pregnancies, especially among the youth constitutes a growing health and social problem. Research in the field of contraceptive practices, and the causes of sexual practices in Botswana, remains scarce and relatively limited. The objectives of this study... -
High-risk behaviors among adult men and women in Botswana: Implications for HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Mpho Keetile --- , , BotswanaThe government of Botswana has been spending a lot of money in the prevention, treatment, care and support for HIV/AIDS patient for decades. This paper uses data from the third Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS III) to explore high-risk behaviors... -
Perceived influence of value systems on the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men in Kweneng East, Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Thandisizwe R. Mavundla --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa Fungai Mbengo --- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Australia Khanyenda Bruce Ngomi --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, South AfricaBotswana is one of the countries in Eastern and Southern Africa significantly impacted by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). To control the spread of HIV, the government in 2009 rolled out the voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programme as an...
